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Rick Warren: Purpose Driven Life Section2
The document is a response to someone saying they feel like a mistake and that no one loves them. It summarizes that: 1) While the person's parents may not have planned them, God did - he knew them and planned their life long before they were born. 2) God specifically created them, determined where and when they would be born, and made no mistakes. 3) God created them because he loves them and had them in mind even before the world was created.
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Addressing feelings of worthlessness and affirming that no one is an accident, emphasizing the fundamental question of life's purpose.
Scriptures affirm that individuals are intentionally created by God, who planned their existence and purpose long before birth.
Emphasizing God's meticulous planning regarding individual lives, talents, and circumstances, asserting that there are no accidents in creation.
Various scriptures signify that God knows every detail of our lives and has loved us with intention from before creation.
Discusses the Earth's design, climate, and position in space as evidence of a deliberate and loving Creator, focusing on life sustainability.
Highlights the moon's perfect size and distance from Earth, demonstrating its essential role in maintaining ocean tides and ecology.
Explores God's unwavering care from birth through old age, assuring individuals of their purpose and unique creation for His glory.
Encourages personal reflection on God’s unique creation, urging individuals to contemplate their acceptance of self and individual traits.
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- 1. A person saysto you, “I am a mistake, an accident, my parents never planned or wanted me. No-one loves me or cares for me. I am a failure. My life is worthless and meaningless.” What would you say to them?
- 2. You Are Notan Accident What on earth am I here for? Section 2 (Page 22-26)
- 3. “I am yourCreator. You were in My care even before you were born.” Isaiah 44:2a (CEV)
- 4. •Your parents mightnot have planned you - but God did, you were in God’s mind long ago. •God was not at all surprised by your birth. In fact, He expected it. •You are alive because God wanted to create you!
- 5. “The Lord wi$fulfi$ His purpose for me.” Ps. 138:8a (NIV)
- 6. •He knows youbecause He prescribed you - every detail of your body, your talents, your race, your personality. •He planned when you would be born - all your days in advance. •He planned where you’d be born -for his purpose.
- 7. •He planned howyou’d be born •God does not make mistakes - there are no accidents •God’s motive for making - His Love - in fact he was thinking about you before the foundation of the world
- 8. “You know meinside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted 'om nothing into something.” Ps. 139:15 (Msg)
- 9. “You saw mebefore I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Everyday was recorded in your Book.” Ps. 139:16 (LB)
- 10. “From one manHe made every nation….and He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.” Acts 17.36 (NIV)
- 11. “Long before helaid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love” Eph 1:4 (TM)
- 12. God is nothaphazard - he plans with great precision - in fact as scientists learn more they realise that the specifications of earth are exact for making life possible. Why did God do this? Because he is a God of love.
- 13.
- 14. The complexity ofour planet points to a deliberate Designer who not only created our universe, but sustains it today.
- 15. The Earth...its sizeis perfect. The Earth's size and corresponding gravity holds a thin layer of mostly nitrogen and oxygen gases, only extending about 50 miles above the Earth's surface. If Earth were smaller, an atmosphere would be impossible, like the planet Mercury. If Earth were larger, its atmosphere would contain free hydrogen, like Jupiter. Earth is the only known planet equipped with an atmosphere of the right mixture of gases to sustain plant, animal and human life.
- 16. The Earth islocated the right distance from the sun. Consider the temperature swings we encounter, roughly -30 degrees to +120 degrees. If the Earth were any further away from the sun, we would all freeze. Any closer and we would burn up. Even a fractional variance in the Earth's position to the sun would make life on Earth impossible. The Earth remains this perfect distance from the sun while it rotates around the sun at a speed of nearly 67,000 mph. It is also rotating on its axis, allowing the entire surface of the Earth to be properly warmed and cooled every day.
- 17. The Earth islocated the right distance from the sun. Consider the temperature swings we encounter, roughly -30 degrees to +120 degrees. If the Earth were any further away from the sun, we would all freeze. Any closer and we would burn up. Even a fractional variance in the Earth's position to the sun would make life on Earth impossible. The Earth remains this perfect distance from the sun while it rotates around the sun at a speed of nearly 67,000 mph. It is also rotating on its axis, allowing the entire surface of the Earth to be properly warmed and cooled every day.
- 18. And our moonis the perfect size and distance from the Earth for its gravitational pull. The moon creates important ocean tides and movement so ocean waters do not stagnate, and yet our massive oceans are restrained from spilling over across the continents. http://www.everystudent.com/features/ isthere.html
- 19. And our moonis the perfect size and distance from the Earth for its gravitational pull. The moon creates important ocean tides and movement so ocean waters do not stagnate, and yet our massive oceans are restrained from spilling over across the continents. http://www.everystudent.com/features/ isthere.html
- 20. “God is love” 1 John 4:8 (NIV) What does it tell you of God’s character?
- 21. “I have carriedyou since you were born; I have taken care of you 'om your birth. Even when you are old, I wi$ be the same. Even when your hair has turned gray, I wi$ take care of you. I made you and wi$ take care of you.” Isaiah 46:3-4 (NCV)
- 22. The Message paraphraseof Romans 12:3 says, “ The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what He does for us.”
- 23. “For I madethem for My glory; I created them .” Isaiah 43:7(TLB)
- 24. Point to Ponder: Iam not an accident
- 25. Verse to remember:Isaiah 44:2 Thus says the LORD who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
- 26. Question to Consider: Knowingthat God uniquely created me, what areas of my personality, background, and physical appearance am I struggling to accept?